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CLINICALPHARMACOLOGY 11THEDITION
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BY VISOVSKY
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,Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
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Visovsky:Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology, 11th Edition
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MULTIPLE rCHOICE
1. The rLPN ris rcollecting rdata rfor rthe rinitial rassessment rof ra rpatient rupon radmission rto ra
r Long-term rcare rfacility rbefore rgiving rthe rpatient’s rprescribed rdrugs. rWhich raction rshould rthe rLPN
consider rto rbe rthe rhighest rpriority?
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a. Obtain rany rspecial requipment rthat rwill rbe rneeded rto rgive rthe rpatient’s rdrug.
b. Monitor rthe rpatient rfor ra rresponse rto rthe rdrug rgiven.
c. Collect rdata rabout rthe rpatient rand rthe rpatient’s rhealth rcondition.
d. Review rthe rnursing rcare rplan rto rverify rthat rit ris raccurate.
ANS: rC
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Collecting rand rdocumenting rdata rabout rthe rpatient rand rthe rpatient’s rhealth rcondition ris ra rcritical
step rbefore rany rdrugs rare rgiven. rInformation rregarding rthe rpresent rillness, rany rsigns rand
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r symptoms, rreview rof rmedical rrecords, rdrug rhistory, rand rvital rsigns rare rneeded rbefore rdrugs rare
r given. rDeciding ron rspecial requipment rthat rwill rbe rneeded rto rgive rthe rpatient’s rdrug ris rpart rof rthe
planning rphase rof rthe rnursing rprocess. rMonitoring rthe rpatient rfor rhis rresponse rto rgiven rdrug ris
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r part rof rthe revaluation rstage rof rthe rnursing rprocess. rReviewing rthe rnursing rcare rplan rto rverify rthat rit
r is rbeing rfollowed raccurately ris rpart rof rthe rimplementation rstage rof rthe rnursing rprocess.
DIF: Cognitive rLevel: rApplying REF: rp. r2
,2. The rLPN ris rworking rwith ra rpatient rin rthe rplanning rstage rof rthe rnursing rprocess rrelated rto
the rpatient’s rprescribed rdrugs. rWhich raction rshould rthe rLPN rtake rduring rthis rstage?
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a. Develop ra rnursing rgoal rto rplan rthe rprocedures rneeded rto rgive rdrug.
b. Develop ra rteaching rplan rfor rthe rpatient rregarding rthe rdrug’s ractions.
, c. Determinerthat rthe rpatient ris rexperiencing rthe rexpected rresponse rto rhis rdrug.
d. Determinerhow rmuch rthe rpatient runderstands rabout rhis rdrug.
ANS: rD
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Determining rhow rmuch rthe rpatient runderstands rabout rhis rdrug ris rpart rof rthe rdiagnosis rphase rof
the rnursing rprocess. rDeveloping ra rnursing rgoal rto rplan rthe rprocedures rneeded rto rgive rdrug rand
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developing ra rteaching rplan rfor rthe rpatient rregarding rthe rdrug’s ractions rare rpart rof rthe rplanning
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phase rof rthe rnursing rprocess.
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DIF: r r r Cognitive rLevel: rApplying r r r r REF: rp. r2
3. You rare rteaching ra rpatient rwith rdepression rabout rthe rpotential radverse reffects rof ra
r prescribed rdrug. rWhat rpart rof rthe rnursing rprocess rrelated rto rdrug rtherapy rare ryou rengaging rin rat
this rpoint rof rthe rteaching rplan?
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a. Assessment
b. Implementation
c. Evaluation
d. Diagnosis
ANS: rC
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In rthe revaluation rphase rof rthe rnursing rprocess, rthe rLPN runderstands rand rteaches rto rthe rpatient
the rdrug’s rtherapeutic reffects, rexpected rside reffects, rand rpotential radverse reffects.
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DIF: r r r r r Cognitive rLevel: rRemembering REF: r r r r p. r2
4. Which rof rthe rfollowing ris ran rexample rof rsubjective rdata?
a. The rpatient rstates rshe rhas rpain rin rher rleft rarm.
b. The rmedical rchart rhas ra rrecorded rblood rpressure rof r128/88.
c. The rserum rpotassium rlevel ris r3.8 rmmol/L.
d. The rpatient’s rECG rshows rnormal rsinus rrhythm.